Nigohi, Shahjahanpur Explained

Nigohi
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Coordinates:28.1019°N 79.8706°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Name2:Shahjahanpur
Subdivision Name3:Tilhar
Government Type:Sarpanch
Area Total Km2:4.12
Elevation M:160
Population Total:18523
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:242407

Nigohi is a town in Tilhar Tehsil, Shahjahanpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated on the northern part of Shahjahanpur District, about 25 kilometres north of the district capital Shahjahanpur, and 20 kilometres northeast of the tehsil capital Tilhar. In the year 2011, the town has a population of 18,523.[1]

Name

According to Paul Whalley, the name Nigohī represents a contracted form of nyagrodha, a nickname for the banyan tree.[2]

Geography

Nigohi is located on the southern bank of Kaimua River. It is bounded by the village of Patrajpur to the north, the village of Kaveerpur Sotupur to the east, the village of Mishripur to the south, and the village of Paidapur to the west. Its average elevation is 160 metres above the sea level.[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification, Nigohi has a Humid Subtropical Climate. Its wettest month is July, with 309 mm of average rainfall; and the driest month is November, with 3 mm of average rainfall.

Demographics

As of 2011, Nigohi has a total of 3,194 households. Out of the 18,523 residents, 9,767 are male and 8,756 are female. Its literacy rate is 52.28%, with 5,847 of the male population and 3,836 of the female population being literate. The town's census location code is 133945.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011 . 2023-04-07 . censusindia.gov.in . 2 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302073337/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx . live .
  2. Whalley . Paul . Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Part 1 . The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society . 1926 . 3 . 2 . 1–60 . 22 July 2023 . 23 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723102134/https://books.google.com/books?id=PwdDAAAAYAAJ . live .
  3. Web site: Nigohi topographic map, elevation, terrain . 2023-04-15 . Topographic maps . en . 15 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230415014905/https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/map-3tjws8/Nigohi/?center=28.10378,79.87267 . live .